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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Elaine Kurtenbach

Asian shares skid after Wall Street tumbles to its worst day since April as China trade woes worsen

South Korea Financial Markets - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Asian shares tumbled on Monday as escalating trade tensions with China shattered a monthslong calm on Wall Street.

U.S. stocks skidded on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs higher on China, signaling more trouble ahead between the two biggest economies. He was responding to restrictions Beijing is imposing on exports of rare earths, which are materials that are critical for the manufacturing of everything from consumer electronics to jet engines.

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